Amritsar, Aug 25 Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia on Sunday paid obeisance at the Golden Temple in Punjab’s Amritsar and prayed for the release of party chief Arvind Kejriwal from jail. Sisodia, a former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, was recently granted bail by the Supreme Court in the excise policy case. He was accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. Talking to reporters at the Golden Temple complex, Sisodia said that he and his family members paid obeisance at the Golden Temple.
Manish Sisodia said that he also prayed for the release of the Delhi Chief Minister. Kejriwal is lodged in Tihar Jail in a corruption case related to the alleged excise policy scam. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is investigating it. Sisodia also recalled the 17 months he spent in Tihar Jail and claimed that he was imprisoned as part of a conspiracy. He said that he always prays for the victory of truth. Sisodia said that he got justice due to the blessings of God, the Supreme Court and the Constitution of the country. Earlier, Sisodia praised the Mann government for its excellent work in the state on reaching Amritsar.
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At the Golden Temple complex, Mann said that Sisodia brought a revolution in the education sector of the country. Bhagwant Mann said, Sisodia has got justice from the Supreme Court. He said that I hope Kejriwal will also be released soon. Mann alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has tried to break the party by sending AAP leaders to jail.
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He said Sisodia had come to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple with his family and he had no political programme. Manish Sisodia was accompanied by several party leaders including ministers Laljit Singh Bhullar, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal and Harbhajan Singh and MLA Jeevan Jyot Kaur.
